Scarf-holder



(No Model.)

G. B. ADAMS.

SGAR? HOLDER.

No. 397,955. Patented Peb. 19, 1899.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE.

GEORGE B. ADAMS, OF IRVINGTON, NE\V JERSEY.

SCARF-HOLDR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 397,955, dated February 19, 1889.

Application filed September l5, 1888. Serial No. 285,488. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. ADAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Irvington, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scarf-Holders and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

rlhis invention consists in a new and improved fastening device by means of which a neck tie or scart' can be firmly held in place and be removed with facility and ease when required, the object of the-invention being to provide a simple and cheap device, which is ornamental as well as useful, and which may be applied to grasp the tie and bosom-band of lthe shirt separately, so as to prevent any upward displacement of the tie or scarf.

In the drawings herewith accompanying, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the views, Figure I isa side elevation of my improved scarffastener, showing the relative positions of the clamping-head or button and the clawplate when in their clamped or locked position. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. l, representing the head in section and in its unlocked position. Fig. 3 is aside elevation of the device, illustrating the relation of the parts before the insertion of the shirt or bosom-band and the tie or scarf. Fig. -l represents a blank, from which the body portion or base-plate of the holder is struck up, and to which the claw-plate or arm is pivoted. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the claw-plate. Figs. 6 and 7 represent side elevations of several dilferent constructions of the device, and Fig. 8 is a sectional view of Fig. j'. ln Figs. 9 and I0 is shown still anotln-n' form of construction, the views thereof bein g shown in section. Fig. I I illustrates the manner of arranging tb e relative parts of the device when applicable to be used as a garment-supporter.

The essential features of the device illustrated in the above-d escribed views are a base- 5o plate, d, made from spring metal, provided with an arm, a', said arm or end extending up into a chamber-ed head or but-ton, b, and engaging with a spring, b, in said head,thus pivotally securing the head or button to the base-plate a. L-shaped pieces or arms a? are stamped up from the plate a and turned up to form iianges, between which a clawplate or clamping-lever, c, is hinged or pivotally secured. The hinged end o may -be provided with teeth ce to grasp the bosomband of the shirt when the same is inserted beneath said claw-plate and the base-plate of the fastener.

In applying the device io use, the bosomband of the shirt is thrust between the baseplate a and the arms d'2, and the claw-plate, which had previously been sprung or turned upward, as indicated in Fig. 3, is then brought down upon the bosom-band, thus clamping the band firmly between the base-plate a and the teeth c` of the claw-plate. This being accomplished, the scarf is then brought into position between the (upper edges, a3, of the arms a2 and the hinged or pivoted button l) and the button brought parallel, or approximately so, with the arms a?, so that the tooth b2 of the button or head indents itself into the outer surface of the scarf, while the upper edges, as, of the arms a2 of the base-plate in like manner project into the inner side of the scarf, and thereby prevent any upward displacement of the same.

If desirable, the upper edges of the arms a2 may be provided with teeth a to more firmly grasp and hold the scarf in position.

In the construction shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the head or button may be pivoted directly to the claw-plate,instead of to or ou the baseplate o., as lindicated in Figs. I, 2, and 3. Then it is desirable io use this latter form of constrliction, the base-plate a is made from a continuous piece of spring metal bent'into an upper and lower plate, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the upper plate being provided with two upright flanges, o?, similar to those shown in Fig, l, &c., between which isA pivoted a claw-plate, c, the end c of which passes through and projects down into and beneath a slot, a5, in the upper plate, and thus engaging with the bosom-band, which has been in serted between the upper and lower baseplates, as will be understood from Fig. 8.

In Figs. S) and l0 is shown another form of construction in which the claw-plate is hinged to posts formed integrally on the lower baseplate, ai, and the end c of the claw-plate engaging directly with the upper plate, af'. In t-his construction the bosom-band is not inserted between the claw-plate and the upper plate, a, as in Fig. S, but the plates or jaws a. and a7 are made to grasp the bosom-band, and the claw-plate c being brought down upon the upper plate, a, said plat-e is forced down upon the lower plate and the bosom -band firmly held between the jaws. The scarf is then placed on the claw-plate, and the head or button brought to b'ear down upon the same, holding the scarf in position.

The device represented in Fig. l] is meant to be used as a garment-supporter. In said view the upper plate is bent at a and made to pass under the lower jaw or base-plate at l to grasp the bosom-band of a shirt, and a am. W'hen the claw-plate c is turned down, the end c of said plate rides on the jaw a7, and the waistband of a pair of pants having been inserted at d, the device is thus firmly secured thereto, the band of the wearers drawers being inserted between the button 'b and the elawplate e in themanner "lesmibed above.

The features in the above Vdescribed invention are of considerable importance, as the scarf may be removed from the device without removing the .latter from the bosom-band of the shirt when in wearing position by simply raising thehead or button I), which seizes the scarf and holds the same in position, and withdrawing the same from the holder, which remains attached to the shirt as long` as the shirt is intended to be worn.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is i l. In a scarf-holder, the combination, with the body portion consisting of clampingjaws having' arms on each side thereof, of a clawplate pivotally secured between said arms and co-operating with said jaws to grasp the bosomdiland of a shirt, a head or button pivotally arranged on an arm extending up from said body portion, and a spring operating to cause the holding-eontaet of said head and body portion, for the purposes set forth.

2. `ln a scarfhohler, the combination, with the body portion consisting of holding-jaws to grasp the bosom-band of a shirt, of a head or button secured to said body portion by means of an arm projecting` up into the upper clamping-head, which consists of a casing, as set forth, and engaging with a spring arranged in said casing and operating to cause the holding contact of the head and body portion, for the purposes set forth.

In a scarf-holder, the combination, with the body portion consisting of clamping-jaws having arms on each side thereof, of a claw plate pivotally secured between said arms and co-operating with said base-plate to grasp the bosom-band of a shirt, and a head or button arranged on the opposite end of the claw-plate, said head consisting` of a casing, as set forth, into which the end of the claw-plate extends and engages with a spring arranged in' said casing and operating to cause the holdingcontact of the head and body portion.

Ll. A scarf-holder composed of a body portion consisting of holding-jaws having arms on each side thereof, a claw -plate pivotally secured at one end thereof between said arms head or button pivotally arranged on said elaw-plate at the opposite end thereof, for the purposes set forth.

5. In a scarf-holder, the combination, with the body portion consisting of a pair of jaws,

. of a claw-plate hinged to one of said jaws, so as to act upon the other jaw to grasp the bosom-band of a shirt, and a head or button pivotally arranged on the opposite end of said clawsplate, for the purposes set forth.

6. In a scarf-holder, the combination, with the body portion consisting of a pair of jaws, of a claw-plate hinged to one of said jaws, so as to act upon the other jaw to grasp the bosom-band of a shirt, a head or button pivotally arranged on the opposite end of said claw-plate, said head consisting of a easing, as set forth, into which the end of the clawplate extends and engages with a spring arranged in said casing and operating to cause the holdin g-contact of the head and body portion, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of September, 1888.

GEO. B. ADAMS.

AWitiiesses:

MARGY Z. TRUsDELL, FREDK. C. lPe-mNTZEL.

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